A Game Plan for Tackling Global Hunger
Gender Equity, Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Empowering women and girls is critical to achieving secure, sustainable and equitable global food systems. Feed the Future promotes evidence-based and data-driven approaches to advancing gender equity, equality and women’s empowerment. We challenge discriminatory gender norms, policies and practices. We intentionally engage with men and boys as partners to empower women and girls in their different roles on and off the farm.
How a Coffee Farmers Group Empowered One Guatemalan Woman to Lead
When she was a little girl, María Juan Tomas often helped her father with the family’s coffee farm in Guatemala. One day, she thought, she’d… Read more
Guatemala
How Locally Sourced Fish Powder Drives Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition in Zambia
In Zambia, Lake Kariba is at the heart of a thriving fishing community, yielding throngs of tiny nutrient-rich fish often caught by women. But in… Read more
Stories
Google Science Fair Awards Top Prize to Young Agricultural Scientists ona Mission to End Hunger
American Food 2.0 at the Milan Expo
In Mali, Social Entrepreneurship Drives the Agriculture Sector Forward
Contract Farming Creates Commercial Opportunities in Horticulture
New Partners Invest in Mozambique’s Farmers
Stronger Farmer-to-Supplier Networks Build Better Opportunities for Women in Kenya
Dairy Entrepreneurs Ramp Up Production in Pastoral Ethiopia
In Tajikistan, Market-Based Interventions Address Iodine Deficiency Disorders
Feed the Future Helps Tanzanian Farmers Rally the Rice Industry
With a Boost from Feed the Future, Malawi’s Seed Market Starts to Flourish
Guatemala’s Private Sector Helps Ramp Up the Fight Against Coffee Rust
